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LOIM Acquires Sustainability-Focused Investment Manager Ownership Capital

LOIM Acquires Sustainability-Focused Investment Manager Ownership Capital

Geneva-based global wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) announced an agreement to acquire Dutch sustainable investment-focused asset manager Ownership Capital. The acquisition will bring LOIM’s sustainable investment offering to over $10 billion in assets under management (AUM). According to LOIM and Ownership Capital, the transaction comes as broadening market conditions and the continued need for sustainable solutions…

Barclays ‘sends mixed signals’ exiting banking climate alliance

Barclays’ decision to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has been criticised by NGO ShareAction for sending “mixed signals” to investors. The UK bank announced last month it was exiting the alliance as “it no longer has the membership to support our transition”, according to a statement. A number of major US banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo,…

Green Dream with Storebrand’s Ripman: Sustainable investing appears to be turning a corner

Despite President Donald Trump, sustainable investing appears to be turning a corner, according to Philip Ripman, portfolio manager of the Storebrand Global Solutions fund. In this  Green Dream video interview, dialling in from Oslo, Ripman discusses his career so far, the evolution of sustainability funds and how this has moulded the fund. He talks about his investments in social solutions including the…

Guest Post – Building a Resilient Future: How Leveraging AI Can Protect Our Infrastructure from Natural Disasters

Guest Post – Building a Resilient Future: How Leveraging AI Can Protect Our Infrastructure from Natural Disasters

By: Jennifer Steinmann, Deloitte Global Sustainability Business Leader The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters around the world is a significant threat to our communities and economic stability. This is our expected future – it’s important that public and private sectors make smart investments in technology that can improve the ability to plan, respond, and recover from natural hazards….

CropX Acquires Ag Data Provider Acclym to Help Food Companies Meet Sustainability Goals

CropX Acquires Ag Data Provider Acclym to Help Food Companies Meet Sustainability Goals

Digital agronomic solutions provider CropX Technologies announced the acquisition of crop supply intelligence company Acclym, expanding its capabilities to help enable food and beverage brands to achieve their agricultural sustainability commitments. The agriculture sector faces a series of sustainability challenges, accounting for a significant proportion of global GHG emissions, and with the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides contributing to…

Need to win hearts and minds 

Net zero transition policies are on the defensive: there is an evident backlash. So how do we, who feel passionate that transition policies must succeed, ensure the sceptics are won over? Here are my reflections.   The backlash is related to understandable concerns principally:  Economics: transitioning costs are unaffordable, particularly linked to moving from a reliance on fossil fuels and effect…

The risk of AMR on long-term value

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is often framed as a public health crisis. But for investors, it represents a systemic, underappreciated risk that can quietly erode value across sectors and portfolios. As bacteria and viruses evolve to resist treatment, the effectiveness of antibiotics diminishes. This increases the risk of medical procedures, leading to prolonged hospital stays, higher healthcare costs, and a loss…

Lombard Odier IM acquires Dutch equity strategy

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has acquired Amsterdam-based Ownership Capital, subject to final agreement and regulatory approvals. Ownership Capital is aligned with LOIM’s sustainability and long-term investment focus, with the strategy launched in 2008. Its investment team is led by Otto Van Buul who will move across to LOIM. A statement said Ownership Capital also brings engagement and research to…

Why we can still deliver sustainability

The world has had yet more stark reminders, as if we needed them, over the summer of the impact of climate change, notably through raging wildfires in Europe and North America and major floods in Asia. By mid-August, fires had burned 860,000 acres of land in Spain, surpassing 2022 as the worst year, while fire and rescue services in the…

Big Issue Invest hires MD

Big Issue Invest has appointed Holger Westphely (pictured) as managing director after Danyal Sattar OBE stepped down as CEO in March. The group said in a statement Westphely will now lead the social impact investor into its 20th year. He was head of lending at the firm since 2022, and have two decades’ experience in finance and social investment having…